Too Big to Save? [C-SPAN]
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Too Big to Save? [C-SPAN]
February 8, 2010 – 9:58 am | No Comment

Robert Pozen looks at the causes of the 2008 financial collapse and says that the financial system needs to be reformed so that we don’t see a repeat down the road. He argues for changing the incentive system on Wall Street and calls for strengthening the government regulation of financial markets. (1 hours, 9 minutes)

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How to Unfreeze Bank Lending [The Wall Street Journal]
October 8, 2008 – 6:53 am | Comments Off

The government should guarantee interbank activity.

Solutions: Does Wall Street Need New Regulation? [Forbes]
September 22, 2008 – 6:56 am | Comments Off

Congress has not yet addressed the regulatory implications of bailing out non-bank institutions. Four legislative changes are needed.

How Rehospitalizations Are Hurting Medicare [The Boston Globe]
August 14, 2008 – 7:03 am | Comments Off

Getting Medicare costs under control is no easy job. Congress recently overrode a scheduled 11 percent cut in Medicare’s physician fees by freezing them for the rest of 2008 with a slight raise in 2009. But the program’s finances will continue to worsen as baby boomers retire. Avoiding deep cuts in physician fees from 2010 onward will require a $20 billion fix every year for the following decade. But there is a straightforward way to pay for half of this ..read more

Reaction To Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Rescue Plan [Bloomberg]
July 14, 2008 – 3:26 pm | No Comment

Analysis by Jim Rogers, Rogers Holdings Chairman, Barton Biggs of Traxis Partners, Robert Pozen, MFS Investment Management Chairman, Laszlo Biriyni, Biriyni Associates President, Howard Shapiro of Fox-Pitt.

Much Needed Beacon for Investors [The Financial Times]
June 19, 2008 – 2:32 pm | Comments Off
Think First, Bail Out Later [The New York Times]
June 15, 2008 – 8:07 am | Comments Off
Think First, Bail Out Later [The New York Times]

Congress should extend the 1991 bailout law for banks to all financial institutions. In addition, any institution that lacks F.D.I.C. insurance for small depositors should be bailed out only if the Fed determines that its failure would materially jeopardize the entire financial system. In that case, the Fed should be required to evaluate, and document for subsequent review, whether a bailout is truly the least costly way of protecting the financial system. This is the only way to ensure that ..read more

How to Revive Securitization Markets [Wall Street Journal]
April 28, 2008 – 8:14 am | Comments Off
How to Revive Securitization Markets [Wall Street Journal]

Most markets for securitized debt have dried up. The cause is uncertainty: Since no one knows exactly who owns the potential losses from securitized mortgages, many investors stay away. When the Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Improving Financial Reporting meets on Friday, it can take a big step toward reviving this critical part of our financial market. It should recommend that the regulators require someone to “own” the securitization process as well as require more disclosures about who ..read more

Public Dialogue Tour Boston – Robert Pozen [The Center For Audit Quality]
April 21, 2008 – 3:31 pm | No Comment

Robert Pozen, Chairman of MFS Investment Management, discusses what he views as a bit of “schizophrenia” within the auditing profession about whether they want regulatory principles or hard and fast “rules”

Jacqueline Beato (MBA 2009) on Professor Pozen’s approach to teaching in the classroom
January 27, 2008 – 3:50 pm | Comments Off
Jacqueline Beato (MBA 2009) on Professor Pozen’s approach to teaching in the classroom

HBS professors bring a wealth of experience to the classroom and push you to think about what the issues really mean in the real world and what you can do as a person.

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Target-Proof Your Company [Wall Street Journal]
November 27, 2007 – 8:18 am | Comments Off
Target-Proof Your Company [Wall Street Journal]

The increasing number of buyouts of public companies by private equity — 202 this year (so far) from 35 in 1997 — is putting more pressure on corporate boards to enhance shareholder value. Although private equity funds are currently on hold because of the credit crisis, they are very large and will return to action. During the hiatus, public companies should improve their performance and avoid being a future target by taking a few pages out of the private equity ..read more